(ThyBlackMan.com) (*1/2) Those who can, teach. Those who can’t, but want their narrative told anyway, try satire. Somewhere in the basic code of screenwriting is a mantra that says, “Show don’t tell.” If you have a message, and you dispense it visually, audiences are smart enough to follow it and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here we go, grab your popcorn as we will take a look down memory lane to check out some big moments in the past half-century of Black History. We’re taking a groovy ride through some standout steppingstones along the long and winding road to equal opportunity. We’ll revisit some ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Raymond Arroyo, a Fox News contributor, argues that Trump knows how to connect to the Black community. When Donald Trump mugshot was released in August 2023, Arroyo stated, that Black people can relate to Donald Trump now, and that it was going to increase Black support for Donald Trump ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s Black History Month, and it never fails…we can’t get through our month without the shenanigans. The Grammy’s rolled themselves around here again, and as always, they cause chaos and confusion. There is the one perspective that Black artists should not concern themselves with the Grammy’s as we have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now that the Bob Marley biopic One Love has hit the big screen, there’s one question that I have been asked more than any other over the years about noted personalities I have interviewed and rubbed shoulders in the studio with. That question is “Tell me what he and it was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s no secret that Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is multi-talented. Having begun his career as a phenomenally successful rapper, Jackson has since made a name for himself as an actor, producer, and businessman. He also has a legendary side hustle… as the quintessential social media troll. (Just ask Sean ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Joe “The Black Eagle” Madison, an unapologetic radio activist who dedicated his life fighting on and off the air, has died of prostate cancer. And amid all tributes the question that is being most asked is who now will carry the progressive torch for Black America? “Joe Madison was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a chance that Donald Trump, the expected eventual Republican nominee for President, might end up being forced out of the race for President due to several outstanding and severe legal issues hanging over his head. If that occurs would President Joe Biden continue to pursue re-election or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The NFL has announced that for the fourth year in a row, the so-called black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” will be performed at the Super Bowl. It appears we’ve come full circle since the 2004 Democratic National Convention when then-Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama said: “Yet ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today’s motion picture environment is much different than it was just a few years ago. Even if the theater management pulls a movie from the venue due to lack of attendance, now you can still see the films via, streaming, cable or direct purchase without waiting months or years. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This 2024 year has begun with scorching drama. Instead of talking about resolutions and what we want this year to be about, we’re discussing Katt Williams and all the tea he spilled on “Club Shay Shay” with Shannon Sharpe. In an interview that was close to three hours long ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Taraji P. Henson is speaking out, and people are listening. It remains to be seen if the award-winning actress will become a catalyst for major changes within the entertainment industry, but her message is much needed. Henson made her film debut in the 1998 movie Streetwise and later received an Oscar ...